وَنَبِّئْهُمْ أَنَّ ٱلْمَآءَ قِسْمَةٌۢ بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ كُلُّ شِرْبٍ مُّحْتَضَرٌ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- And inform them that the water is shared between them, each [day of] drink attended [by turn].
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- (அவ்வூரிலுள்ள கிணற்றின்) தண்ணீர் அவர்களுக்கு(ம் அந்த ஒட்டகத்திற்கும்) இடையில் பங்கிடப்பட்டுள்ளது, "ஒவ்வொருவரும் (தண்ணீர்) முறைப்படி குடிப்பதற்கு வரலாம்" என்று அவர்களுக்கு அறிவித்து விடும்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- තවද නියත වශයෙන් ම ජලය ඔවුන් අතර බෙදී යා යුත්තකි. සෑම පාන වාරයක් ම පිළිපැදිය යුත්තකි යැයි (සාලිහ්!) නුඹ පවසනු.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- ہاں انہیں خبر کر دے کہ پانی ان میں تقسیم شده ہے ، ہرایک اپنی باری پر حاضر ہوگا.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- そしてかれらにラクダと水を分配し，順番に飲むよう伝えなさい。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 你应当告诉他们，井水是他们和母驼所均分的，应得水分的，轮流着到井边来。
Tafsir of 54:28
The Story of Thamud Allah states here that the people of Thamud denied their Messenger Salih, فَقَالُواْ أَبَشَراً مِّنَّا وَحِداً نَّتَّبِعُهُ إِنَّآ إِذاً لَّفِى ضَلَلٍ وَسُعُرٍ (And they said: "A man, alone among us -- shall we follow him Truly, then we should be in error and distress!") They said, `We would have earned failure and loss if we all submitted to a man from among us.' They were amazed that the Reminder was sent to him alone among them, and therefore, accused him of being a liar, بَلْ هُوَ كَذَّابٌ أَشِرٌ (Nay, he is an insolent liar!), means, he has tresspassed the limits in his lies. Allah the Exalted responded, سَيَعْلَمُونَ غَداً مَّنِ الْكَذَّابُ الاٌّشِرُ (Tomorrow they will come to know who is the liar, the insolent one!), thus warning and threatening them and delivering a sure promise to them, إِنَّا مُرْسِلُواْ النَّاقَةِ فِتْنَةً لَّهُمْ (Verily, We are sending the she-camel as a test for them.) To test and try the people of Thamud, Allah sent to them a superb, pregnant female camel that emerged from solid rock, according to their request, so that it would become a proof against them from Allah, the Exalted.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
